Data Science Director jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-07-17, Skillenai has indexed 35 job postings with the title “Data Science Director” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is machine learning, with demand down 15% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-17
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Frequently asked questions about Data Science Director jobs
+How many Data Science Director jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 35 job postings with the title “Data Science Director” over the 90 days ending 2026-07-17, with demand down 15% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Data Science Director jobs require?
Across Data Science Director postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-07-17, the skills mentioned most often are machine learning, data science, Python, experimentation, SQL.
+Which cities are hiring the most Data Science Director?
As of 2026-07-17, Data Science Director postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in New York City, Düsseldorf, Toronto, Ann Arbor, Boca Raton.
+Is Data Science Director a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 35 Data Science Director postings over the 90 days ending 2026-07-17, with demand down 15% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Data Science Director postings is machine learning, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Data Science Director postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Data Science Director
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| machine learning | 19 | 54.3% |
| data science | 18 | 51.4% |
| Python | 9 | 25.7% |
| experimentation | 8 | 22.9% |
| SQL | 6 | 17.1% |
| predictive modeling | 6 | 17.1% |
| R | 6 | 17.1% |
| causal inference | 5 | 14.3% |
| scikit-learn | 4 | 11.4% |
| model monitoring | 4 | 11.4% |
| model evaluation | 4 | 11.4% |
| Generative AI | 4 | 11.4% |
| Statistical modeling | 4 | 11.4% |
| model deployment | 3 | 8.6% |
| Productionization | 3 | 8.6% |
Top metros hiring Data Science Director
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 3 | 8.6% |
| Düsseldorf | 2 | 5.7% |
| Toronto | 2 | 5.7% |
| Ann Arbor | 1 | 2.9% |
| Boca Raton | 1 | 2.9% |
| Boston | 1 | 2.9% |
| Los Angeles | 1 | 2.9% |
| Mountain View | 1 | 2.9% |
| Mumbai | 1 | 2.9% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-17, matching postings whose canonical role is “Data Science Director”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Data Science Director
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-07-17
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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